-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Greece »
- West Greece » Araxos
Araxos Destination Guide
Delve into Araxos in Greece
Araxos in the region of West Greece is a city in Greece - some 126 mi or ( 202 km ) West of Athens , the country's capital .
Current time in Araxos is now 05:59 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Zakynthos, Yioulaiika, Varda, Tripoli, and Stamatopoulaiika. While being here, make sure to check out Zakynthos . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Araxos ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
kalogria Beach Summer 2005
kalogria Beach Summer 2005 ..
Ferry from Italy to Greece
I took an Superfast(company name) overnight ferry from Bari, Italy to Patras, Greece. It was nice but sleeping sucked, because I didn't have a bed. ..
Gianniskari Summer 2008
One of the best beach of patra ..
simi nafpaktos
;) ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Araxos Airport
Araxos Airport/Aerodrome is a Greek international military / civilian airport located near Araxos cape, Achaea Prefecture and serves the city of Patras as well as the western part of the Peloponese region. It is also known as Araxos National Airport. or Agamemnon Airport. It serves (primarily) as an active air base for the Hellenic Air Force, with some civilian services to Europe in the summer months.
Located at 38.15 21.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Larissos (river)
Larissos (Greek: Λάρισσος, also Riolitiko) is a river in the western part of Achaea, southern Greece. Its source is on the western slope of the Movri hills, near the village Mataragka. It flows through the Prokopos lagoon, and empties into the Ionian Sea in the village Kalogria. Other villages along its course are Kagkadi, Apideonas and Lappas. Its complete course lies within the municipal unit Larissos, which took its name from the river.
Located at 38.16 21.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Battle of Lepanto
The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of southern European Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in five hours of fighting on the northern edge of the Gulf of Corinth, off western Greece. The Ottoman forces sailing westwards from their naval station in Lepanto (Turkish: İnebahtı; Greek: Ναύπακτος or Έπαχτος Naupaktos or Épahtos) met the Holy League forces, which had come from Messina.
Located at 38.20 21.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Gulf of Patras
The Gulf of Patras (Greek: Πατραϊκός Κόλπος Patraikós Kólpos) is a branch of the Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio, Greece and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirio bridge. On the west, it is bounded by a line from Oxeia island to Cape Araxos. It is 40–50 km long, 10–20 km wide, and has an area of 350–400 km². The Port of Patras lies to the southeast and is the only major port on the gulf.
Located at 38.25 21.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Peiros
The Peiros is a river in the central and the northwestern parts of Achaea, Greece. The river is known locally under several names including Kamenitsa (Καμενίτσα), Mellas (Μέλλας), Pieros (Πίερος), Nezeritiko (Νεζερίτικο), Prevedos (Πρέβεδος) and Acheloos (Αχελώος). One of its tributaries is the Tytheus, also known as Parapeiros.
Located at 38.15 21.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.